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Category: Current Events

Guest Writer: Unmasking our Past to Preserve our Future

I don’t know what the future holds for theater. We will bounce back from this eventually, but I don’t know how long it will take or how many theaters and dreams will be lost on the way. Perhaps we can use our theatrical past to inspire our future.

A True Homage to the 2020 Tony Awards

Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and social distancing, the 2020 Tony Awards have been indefinitely postponed and theatremakers and theatregoers everywhere are feeling its absence. Please enjoy the “Best of the Last 5 Tony Awards (as decided by Samantha Baird).” Featuring, a special honoree as this year’s recipient of the Excellence in Theatre Education Award (as decided by Samantha Baird).

Working From Home in Theatre

Just because we can’t participate in in-person projects right now, doesn’t mean we have to cease all theatre participation indefinitely.

How Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Translates Musical Theatre to Television

Created by Austin Winsberg and starring Jane Levy as Zoey, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is undoubtedly one my new favorite shows on television.

black and white image of Shakespeare's Globe

The Pandemic and The Theatre

The year is 2020. COVID-19 is the cause of many closures, including the theatre.

Women in Entertainment: “If I Was a Man, Then I’d Be the Man”

I constantly worry that someone will find out that I’m a fraud. Am I? Of course not.